MPs have voted 379 to 137 to back an amendment to take abortion out of English and Welsh criminal law for women in relation to their own pregnancies. Humanists UK has long been alarmed about the growing number of women facing police investigations for this. Today it has expressed delight at MPs standing up for… Read more »
Humanists UK’s Chief Executive Andrew Copson has been awarded an OBE for ‘services to the non-religious’ in the UK national honours announced today. This is the first time an award has been made for services to the non-religious, who now represent a majority of the UK’s population. Andrew Copson has worked for Humanists UK since… Read more »
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The prime minister has insisted United Nations sanctions against Robert Mugabe are still possible, despite Chinese and Russian opposition. This weekend financial sanctions against members of the Zimbabwean president’s inner circle and an overall arms embargo were thrown out when Beijing and Moscow used their security council vetoes. Both countries said they were not prepared… Read more »
Sudan’s president has been accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur by the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court. Luis Moreno-Ocampo said after three years of investigations there are reasonable grounds to believe Omar al-Bashir sought the destruction of three ethnic groups in Darfur – the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa…. Read more »
